China’s additional aid to tsunami_资讯
china’s additional 500 million yuan humanitarian aid to tsunami victims shows image of a big country .
at the end of last year, a piece of news was one that really tugged at the heartstrings of the chinese people. the indian ocean earthquake and tsunami have caused great casualties. at the same time, there was a heart-warming voice from beijing: chinese premier wen jiabao announced on december 31 that china will add an additional 500 million yuan (60.46 million us dollars) of humanitarian aid to the indian ocean tsunami victims and will send out rescue teams at any time when needed by disaster-hit countries following that the chinese leaders including president hu jintao sent messages of consolation to the disaster-hit countries. wen made the announcement while meeting with diplomatic envoys from the tsunami-hit south and southeast asian countries and representatives of some international organizations in beijing. that is a powerful voice and also a responsible sound.
china is one of the quickest countries in the world to take actions in paying attention to the disaster-hit countries. at the news of the indian ocean earthquake and tsunami chinese leaders including president hu jintao and premier wen jiabao sent messages of consolation to the relevant countries and expressed their sympathy for the victims. meanwhile the organizations including the chinese red cross, all-china women’s federation sponsored donating activities. the compatriots in hong kong also joined the donation tide and the li ka shing foundation donated 2.4 million hong kong dollars.
china is one of the first countries to offer rescues. early on december 26 the ministry of commerce announced that the chinese government has decided to give humanitarian aid to five countries including india, indonesia, sri lanka, maldives and thailand according to the disaster conditions, expressing the friendliness of the chinese government and people towards the governments and people of the disaster-hit countries. on december 29, minister of foreign affairs li zhaoxing held an emergence meeting of the related departments including the ministry of finance, ministry of commerce, ministry of public health, the state bureau of seismology and the army and decided to increase material and cash assistance of the chinese government to disaster-hit countries in a big margin according to the latest disaster conditions. it has been noticed that the first batch of chinese rescue goods involving food, medicine and tents worthy of 5 million yuan or 605,000 us dollars was unloaded at the rescue center of indonesia on december 30; the 35-member chinese international rescue team headed by the deputy director of the state bureau of seismology arrived at medan airport, capital of the province of north sumatera, indonesia on december 31 by air, becoming the first international rescue team to the country; the first one of the 10 medical rescue teams composed of 100 medical workers set off from shanghai on december 31; and following this, the second rescue team sent by the guangdong bureau of public health went to thailand in the afternoon of december 31. china is one of the countries in the world offering substantial financial and material aids.
after the disaster, the chinese government announced to render more than 20 million yuan aid or 2.42 million us dollars for disaster assistance. a few days later china decided to add an additional 500 million yuan (60.46 million us dollars) of humanitarian aid to the tsunami victims. this has caught the world’s attention and the people of china are proud of this. this shows that chinese people are their true friends and also shows that china is a responsible big country.
a donation of 500 million yuan counts for nothing for the developed countries like the united states and japan. but for a developing country with a large population like china, it is a large sum. china’s donation shows that through reforms and opening up china has become good friends of the southeast asia and also the trusted good friends of the world people. this is another important and responsible movement china has taken for the southeast asian countries following china’s adhering to the non-depreciation of the renminbi during the asian financial crisis several years ago.
when tsunami befell on the southeast asian people, the chinese government knows what the people in the disaster-hit countries are thinking about and helps the people in the disaster-hit countries in a swift action, which has far-reaching significance.
at the end of last year, a piece of news was one that really tugged at the heartstrings of the chinese people. the indian ocean earthquake and tsunami have caused great casualties. at the same time, there was a heart-warming voice from beijing: chinese premier wen jiabao announced on december 31 that china will add an additional 500 million yuan (60.46 million us dollars) of humanitarian aid to the indian ocean tsunami victims and will send out rescue teams at any time when needed by disaster-hit countries following that the chinese leaders including president hu jintao sent messages of consolation to the disaster-hit countries. wen made the announcement while meeting with diplomatic envoys from the tsunami-hit south and southeast asian countries and representatives of some international organizations in beijing. that is a powerful voice and also a responsible sound.
china is one of the quickest countries in the world to take actions in paying attention to the disaster-hit countries. at the news of the indian ocean earthquake and tsunami chinese leaders including president hu jintao and premier wen jiabao sent messages of consolation to the relevant countries and expressed their sympathy for the victims. meanwhile the organizations including the chinese red cross, all-china women’s federation sponsored donating activities. the compatriots in hong kong also joined the donation tide and the li ka shing foundation donated 2.4 million hong kong dollars.
china is one of the first countries to offer rescues. early on december 26 the ministry of commerce announced that the chinese government has decided to give humanitarian aid to five countries including india, indonesia, sri lanka, maldives and thailand according to the disaster conditions, expressing the friendliness of the chinese government and people towards the governments and people of the disaster-hit countries. on december 29, minister of foreign affairs li zhaoxing held an emergence meeting of the related departments including the ministry of finance, ministry of commerce, ministry of public health, the state bureau of seismology and the army and decided to increase material and cash assistance of the chinese government to disaster-hit countries in a big margin according to the latest disaster conditions. it has been noticed that the first batch of chinese rescue goods involving food, medicine and tents worthy of 5 million yuan or 605,000 us dollars was unloaded at the rescue center of indonesia on december 30; the 35-member chinese international rescue team headed by the deputy director of the state bureau of seismology arrived at medan airport, capital of the province of north sumatera, indonesia on december 31 by air, becoming the first international rescue team to the country; the first one of the 10 medical rescue teams composed of 100 medical workers set off from shanghai on december 31; and following this, the second rescue team sent by the guangdong bureau of public health went to thailand in the afternoon of december 31. china is one of the countries in the world offering substantial financial and material aids.
after the disaster, the chinese government announced to render more than 20 million yuan aid or 2.42 million us dollars for disaster assistance. a few days later china decided to add an additional 500 million yuan (60.46 million us dollars) of humanitarian aid to the tsunami victims. this has caught the world’s attention and the people of china are proud of this. this shows that chinese people are their true friends and also shows that china is a responsible big country.
a donation of 500 million yuan counts for nothing for the developed countries like the united states and japan. but for a developing country with a large population like china, it is a large sum. china’s donation shows that through reforms and opening up china has become good friends of the southeast asia and also the trusted good friends of the world people. this is another important and responsible movement china has taken for the southeast asian countries following china’s adhering to the non-depreciation of the renminbi during the asian financial crisis several years ago.
when tsunami befell on the southeast asian people, the chinese government knows what the people in the disaster-hit countries are thinking about and helps the people in the disaster-hit countries in a swift action, which has far-reaching significance.